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clad

1

[klad]

verb

  1. a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.



adjective

  1. dressed.

    ill-clad vagrants.

  2. covered.

    vine-clad cottages.

clad

2

[klad]

verb (used with object)

clad, cladding 
  1. to bond a metal to (another metal), especially to provide with a protective coat.

clad-

3
  1. variant of clado- before a vowel.

clad

1

/ æ /

verb

  1. a past participle of clothe

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

clad

2

/ æ /

verb

  1. (tr) to bond a metal to (another metal), esp to form a protective coating

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of clad1

before 950; Middle English cladd ( e ), Old English ٳǻ ( e ) clothed. See clothe, -ed 2

Origin of clad2

First recorded in 1935–40; special use of clad 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of clad1

Old English ٳǻe clothed, from ٳ󾱲 to clothe

Origin of clad2

C14 (in the obsolete sense: to clothe): special use of clad 1
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But moments after the event finished, his team insisted they were "iron clad", as one senior figure put it.

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His scantily clad presence started raising smiles and funds at away matches, too.

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The streets are thronging with a snaking parade of mums, dads and children from the local school, clad in Norwegian national dress.

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Shortly after 2 a.m. local time, Kardashian was reportedly lying in bed clad only in a robe when she heard people stomping up the stairs in her two-story apartment at the Hôtel de Pourtalès.

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The scantily clad performers spoke in monotone — “lipstick,” “hairbrush,” “pencil” — as the audience took turns puppeteering their arms around their desks.

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